Capital Economics
Data Breach
www.capitaleconomics.com251,267
Records Exposed
Dec 2020
Date of Breach
Database
Breach Type
Oct 2026
Added to Database
About This Breach
In December 2020, Capital Economics, an independent macroeconomic research consultancy based in the United Kingdom, suffered a data breach that exposed the records of hundreds of thousands of clients and subscribers. The compromised CRM data included email addresses, first and last names, phone numbers, employers (organisations), job titles and physical addresses, alongside a smaller set of bcrypt password hashes for platform login accounts. The data was distributed on a hacking forum and subsequently shared through Telegram channels. The breach was reported to and verified by Have I Been Pwned, which lists 263,828 unique email addresses.
Compromised Data Types
Country
United Kingdom
Language
English
Category
Business
Indexed On
Oct 15, 2026
Breach Type
Database
What Should You Do?
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Sign Up for Pro- Change your password immediately on Capital Economics and any other site where you used the same password. Use a unique, strong password for each account.
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- Enable two-factor authentication (2FA) on all important accounts to add an extra layer of security.
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